AJW WEED CONTROL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04736357 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-16

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	500	500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-10-09
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2023-11-20
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2022-11-11
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2021-09-29
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2020-11-11
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2018-09-11
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2017-08-23
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2016-12-19
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2016-04-27
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2015-12-09
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2015-05-12
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2015-05-08
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officers · TM01
2015-03-02
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MITCHELL, Michael resigned
director
2014-08-19
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MITCHELL, Michael appointed
director
2003-04-16
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Company incorporated
As AJW WEED CONTROL LIMITED
2003-04-16
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WARNES, Karen Mary appointed
secretary
2003-04-16
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WARNES, Anthony John appointed
director
2003-04-16
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BREWER, Suzanne appointed
secretary
2003-04-16
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BREWER, Suzanne resigned
secretary
2003-04-16
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BREWER, Kevin Michael appointed
director
2003-04-16
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BREWER, Kevin Michael resigned
director

Owner dependency

93/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony John Warnes Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/04/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-04-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Lower Court Farm Marlow Road

Lane End

High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire

HP14 3JP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WARNES, Karen Mary→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-16

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Active

WARNES, Anthony John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2003-04-16

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Active

BREWER, Suzanne→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2003-04-16

Resigned

BREWER, Kevin Michael→

director · ~74y · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2003-04-16

Resigned

MITCHELL, Michael→

director · ~56y · appointed 2014-08-19 · resigned 2015-03-02

Resigned

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